Pelosi backs expanding Dem leadership positions in House
By Mallory Shelbourne - 11/22/16 08:51 AM EST
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is calling for more engagement with younger lawmakers within the ranks of House Democrats as she faces a leadership challenge from Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio).
In a letter to colleagues, Pelosi lays out a list of changes to leadership rolls as the party prepares for President-elect Donald Trump to take office with a Republican majority in both the House and the Senate.
Her proposals include creating vice chair positions on each committee to be filled by members who have served on the committee for fewer than four terms. She also put forth a provision that would make the Assistant to the Leader role an elected one, served by a member who has been in Congress for fewer than three terms.
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